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Secondary Science Simplified™ — 257 episodes · page 1 of 3
256. What to Do When Students Show Up to Class Unprepared
255. Being a Department Chair, Teaching Earth Science, and Veteran Teacher Tips With Jaime Gratton
254. New Year, New Boundaries: PARENTS
253. New Year, New Boundaries: STUDENTS
252. New Year, New Boundaries: EMAIL
251. Back to Basics: 5 Life Skills to Teach High School Students
250. Ask Me Anything! Coworkers, Motivation, Biblical Integration, and More!
249. Board Points: A Simple Whole Classroom Management Strategy
248. Last-Minute Prep Thrown on Your Plate? Here Is What to Do
247. Physical Science Scope and Sequence - Why I Teach Physical Science the Way That I Do
246. Grouping and Engaging Students With Popsicle Sticks
245. Connection and Consistency Over Content Coverage With Alex Crim
244. Sanity-Saving Systems, Self Checks, and Starting a TA Program With Katie Dupuie
243. Creating Competition, Teaching AP, and 18 Preps With Brennan Koch of Stoich Decks
242. Classroom Jobs, Teaching Chemistry and Ai-Generated Labs for Absences With Maggie H. The Caffeinated Chemist
241. Simplified Grading Strategy: Major vs. Minor Grades
240. How to Time Block Your Work Week
239. No One Cares About Your Class: What to Do When Students Only Care About Their Dual Credit Courses and Not Yours
238. Department Chairs: How to Lead Your Team Well
237. End of Year Reflection - How to Know What Needs to Change
236. Teaching AP Science for the First Time? 6 Tips for Success
235. Advocating for Yourself With Admin
234. My Biggest Regrets From My Time in the Classroom
233. How to Keep Up With Lesson Planning
232. Chemistry Scope and Sequence: How and Why I Teach Chemistry the Way That I Do
231. Teaching on an Island: What to Do When Parents and Admin Won’t Help
230. How to Manage Test Retakes
229. Balancing Unrealistic Admin Expectations
228. The Lowdown on Labs: Finding, Funding, Prepping, Executing, and Assessing Labs
227. A Quarter 4 Pep Talk
226. What to Do When You’ve Lost Your Spark in Teaching
225. What to Do When Your Class Won’t Talk With You
224. Keeping Students’ Attention Engaged - Without Killing Yourself to Do It
223. What to Do When Students Simply Won’t Do Their Work
222. What to Do With Fast Finishers - Managing Different Students’ Paces
221. Pacing Panic - What to Do When You Are So Far Behind Where You Thought You’d Be
220. Biology Scope and Sequence: How and Why I Teach Biology the Way That I Do
219. Study Guides for High School Science Classes
218. 3 Things to Stop Doing This Semester
217. How to Regain Control Mid-Year: Resetting Your Classroom Management
216. Simple Goal Setting for the New Semester
215. A Systematic and Scientific Approach to Parent Communication With Guest Amanda Farrar
214. Practical Scientific Inquiry Teaching Strategies
213. Everything You Need to Know About Teaching AP Biology With Tiffany of AP Bio Penguins
212. 6 Preps, EOC Review, Biology and Work/Life Balance With Guest Macee Huseman
211. 5 Differentiation Tips for High Achievers in Your High School Science Classroom
210. 4 Ways AI Can Support You in Your Secondary Classroom
209. Anatomy Scope and Sequence: How and Why I Teach Anatomy the Way That I Do
208. 5 Tips for How to Lesson Plan While Managing Constant Disruptions
207. Dealing With Combative Parents - 6 Tips and 2 Warnings
206. PRIME TIMES® - Everything You Need to Know
205. A Cell Phone Policy for High School Students
204. Serving English Learners in Your Science Classroom With Risa Woods of Every Teacher
203. Who Makes up the Deficit? How to Respond When Students Are Behind
202. What to Do When Your Students Fail the Test
201. AI Literacy for Science Teachers With Guest Amanda Bickerstaff of AI for Education
200. Ask Me Anything! Going Over Work, NGSS, Labs, and MORE!
199. How to Not Take Work Home (In Your Head, or in Reality) This School Year
198. The Most Important Thing You Need to Hear This School Year
197. Motivating the Unmotivated - 4 Practical Tips to Help Students Care
196. Grading Game Changers: 6 Ways to Grade Differently This School Year
195. A Simple and Effective Process for Parent Communication With Guest Mandy Farrar
194. The Importance of Inquiry-Based Learning - And How to Implement It Practically
193. First Year Teacher Reflections With Cienna Domke
192. Teaching Biology, Managing 6 Preps, and EOC Review with Macee Huseman
191. Engaging Students, Serving ELLs, and Teaching Earth Science With Becca of Science Lessons That Rock
190. Student Mastery, Switching Schools, and Teaching Chemistry with Heather Bonanno
189. True Life: I Grade Everything and Because of It, I Have No Life
188. True Life: I Teach a Course With a High-Stakes Test and Don’t Care About It
187. True Life: I’m Drowning
186. True Life: I Am a Science Teacher Who Hates Labs
185. When Is Preparation Worth It, and When Is It a Pipe Dream?
184. End the Year Organized: Your Methods for Management
183. End the Year Organized: Your Classroom
182. End the Year Organized: Your Resources
181. What to Do When Your Job Feels Stale (And Maybe Even Boring)
180. Unpacking the NGSS With Christina Agurcia of Make Them Think
179. Unpacking the NGSS: Phenomena and Storylines
178. Unpacking the NGSS: SEPs and CCCs
177. Unpacking the NGSS: What High School Science Teachers Need to Know
176. Teaching AP Biology, Exam Review, FRQ Prep and MORE With Tiffany of AP Bio Penguins
175. How and WHY I Teach Students to Take Notes
174. 7 Ways to Teach Your Students to Use AI Productively
173. 9 Quick Ways to Use AI to Simplify Your Life as a Teacher
172. Content-Specific Differentiation Tips
171. Differentiating Within One Class Period (And How to Not Make It Obvious)
170. Differentiating for Lower Achieving Students (Without Lowering the Bar)
169. Differentiating for Higher Achieving Students (That Isn’t Just Extra Work)
168. Differentiation in Your Science Classroom - Simple Tips to Decrease Overwhelm
167. Teacher Mental Health With Guest Dr. Hayley Watson
166. How to Use Your Students to Work Smarter Rather Than Harder
165. How Naming What Matters Most Can Change the Rest of Your School Year
164. My Top Tips for Kicking Off a New Semester
163. What I Wish I Knew in My First Year of Teaching High School Science: 5 Simple Tips
162. 5 Essential Teacher Hacks for High School and Middle School Science Teachers
161. Relief for the Burdened Teacher: How to Deal With Caring More Than Your Students Do
160. 4 Proven Tips to INSTANTLY Decrease Your Grading Time
159. My TOP TIPS for Helping Students Learn and Retain DENSE Topics in Your Science Classes
158. How to NOT Feel Like You Are Teaching to the Test
157. Serving ELLs With AI and MORE With Guest Alyse of Keystone Science